Hermes the Thief: The Evolution of a Myth

by Norman O Brown

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Hermes -- trickster and culture hero, divine child and patron of steady action, master of magic words, seducer and whisper -- is a vital and complex figure in Greek mythology. Who is this tricky shapechanger?
A classic, prescient work dealing with myth and cult which traces the evolution of Hermes from sacred stoneheap and phallus to Homeric Hymn to Hermes and the Hesiodic poems.
  • ISBN10 0940262266
  • ISBN13 9780940262263
  • Publish Date 1 January 1990
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 22 April 2005
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Lindisfarne Books
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 164
  • Language English